A GLASGOW street has been turned into a no-go zone for cleansing workers – after an invasion of giant rats.
Union bosses have ordered refuse removal teams not to enter the back courts of properties on Earl Street in Scotstoun after they were overrun by vermin the size of small dogs.
Sam Whitehouse, 70, has lived in the area for 40 years and says he has never seen the street in such a state.He added: “It’s not on. People here are furious about this. Union bosses say that they are unwilling to compromise members’ safety one worker described seeing scores of rats ‘the size of chihuahuas’ in the back courts.Chris Mitchell, GMB convenor for Glasgow’s cleansing workers, said: “I’ve been raising this issue for years and we’re still waiting on something being done. Our members’“Vermin have been known to bite and leave droppings all over the place. It’s only a matter of time before someone ends up ill because of this.
He added: “We got letters through the door and I was upset by the tone of them, the language was very confrontational and the demands draconian in my opinion. We didn’t opt to move the bins or only have them emptied three times a week, but now it looks like it has become residents’ problem.“The bins are lying for anyone to use; all sorts of things are just being stuffed into them by people walking past.
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